Protective guard for shoes



June 17, 1941. F, MARIN() .2,245,560

` BROTECTIVE GUARUFOR sHoEs Filed Nov. 10, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 17,1941. L, F, MARlNQ 2,245,560

PROTECTIVE GUARD Fon sHoEs Filed Nov, A.1.0, .1939 2 sheets-sheet 2 TEW/*enfer*- y azrrny Patented June 17, 1941 PROTECTIVE GUARD FOR SHOES Louis F. Marino, Boston, Mass., assignor to George R. Long, Boston, Mass.

Application November 10, 1939, Serial No. 303,807

K (Cl. 36-72) 12 Claims.,v

This invention relates to a guard toprotect shoes during their manufacture or during their repair.

When the sole of a shoe is cemented to the upper during manufacture 4Vor repair the sole ispressed into such tight engagementwith said upper that the cement Ior other adhesive between the two will often run out onto the upper, thereby staining or discoloring it, which requires eXtra labor to clean said upper or spoils it for use. To protect said upper from said cement I have provided a new and novel protective guard for the upper, which is simple to use and fully serves its purpose of protecting the upper during manufacture or repair of the shoes. I am aware that attachments for shoes intended to similarly protect the upper have been made; and it is my particular object to provide a new and novel construction of said protective guard that is much more eflicient and reliable than any heretofore known, and can be placed in position on a shoe almost instantaneously and vwith the utmost ease. Y

The foregoing and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction such as is disclosed by the drawings and specification. The nature of the invention is 'such as to render it susceptible to various changes and modications, and, therefore, I am not to be limited to said disclosures; but am entitled to all such changes therefrom as fall within the scope of my claims. f

In the drawings: Figurel is a perspective view of an incompleted shoe with my protective guard in place thereon Ato protect the upper, and Figure 2 is asimilar perspective view showing a half sole being applied to said shoe.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of said protective guard in usable position.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail View broken away, showing a rear end portion of my protective guard in a different position from that shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a 'fragmentary side elevational view of the toe portion of a shoe, with my protective guard thereon shown in section.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevational View of an upturned shoe toe portion showing said toe portion being brushed during a finishing operation while protected by my guard.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of an unfinished shoe that is having a whole sole applied thereto with another form of my protective guard adaptable for use when whole soles are applied to a shoe, and Figure 8 is a perspective view of this protective guard alone.

Figure 9 is a perspective View of my protective guard with a top cover attached thereto, and Figure 10 is a sectional View taken on the line IIJ- IU of Figure 9.

As illustrated my protective guard I0 when used is placed'on the upper of a shoe S where it meets the soler II so that part of the shoe next to the outer sole II and a portion of the upper adjoining it is completely Vprotected from cement C or other adhesive that may be used to unite said sole to said upper. At the upper edge of my guard III is a ange or slightly turned-in portion I2 clearly illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings, which extends the full length of my guard I Il uninterrupted, in order to furnish full protection for the shoe upper where it turns inwardly and is overlaid by the outer sole II. This flange portion I2 is made integral with and formed in the top edge of said guard I0, and'by that I mean the edge that is uppermost when using said guard 'I0 in putting the sole on the shoe S, the latter then being in the inverted position shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. Said ilange portion I2 is turned in at less than a right angle to the adjoining portion of said guard, and preferably there are no openings or slits in it.

The two rear end portions I3 of my guard I0 converge towards each other somewhat, thus constricting the open end of said guard, and` there is a twist in said rear po-rtions so that the lower portion I 4 of said guard I Il is turned or flares outwardly while the upper portion I5 directly above turns inwardly, thereby giving a twist to said'rearY portions I3, as shown in the drawings, which is most desirable in obtaining a protective guard I0 that will fit all parts of the shoe upper intended to be protected. Inasmuch as my guard can be made of metal, of the spring-type, when it is placed on said shoe upper its construction is such that it tends to fit itself tothe contour of the shoe upper portion intended to be protected and will tend to cling thereto. Also, by providing holes I-I in my guard I 0 it can be mechanically held to said shoe S with nails eX- tending therethrough.

To protect the whole front portion of the shoe upper I provide a top covering I 8 preferably made of cloth which is held to said guard I0 by thread 20 that extends through holes I9 provided in said guard for this purpose. extend to the back of said shoe S so as to completely cover it.

This covering I8 may When a whole sole is to be cemented to a shoe upper I provide a longer guard having extended portions il which extend substantially straight and parallel to thereby cover more of the shoe upper to correspond with the longer sole, as illustrated in Figures 'l and 8 of the drawings. In the manufacture of shoes this type of guard would ordinarily be used.

My guard is likewise round useful when attaching an upper to an outer sole Il by stitching inasmuch as the upper may be soiled by the worker if left unprotected.

What I claim is:

1. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having a turned-in portion at the upper edge of said guard that extends in solid, unbroken formation uninterruptedly around said upper edge, to the extremities thereof, the end extremity portions of said guard extending in the same general direction as the longitudinal axis of said guard.

2. A protective guard. for a shoe or the like having a turned-in portion at the upper edge of said guard that extends inwardly at less than a right angle to the adjoining portion of said guard, said turned-in portion continuing to the end extremity portions of said guard.

3. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having anopenend at its rear and comprising two rear endportions spaced laterally apart that converge in a direction towards said open end at a point intermedia-te the end extremities of said guard and then extend. substantially straight Yto the open end extremity of said guard.

4. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having an open end at its rear and comprising two rear end portions spaced laterally apart that converge in a direction towards said open end and are distorted laterally ata point intermediate the end extremities'of said guard and then extend substantially straight tolthe open end extremity of said guard;r

5. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having an open end .at its rear and' comprising two rear end portions spaced laterally apart that converge in a direction towards said open end the lower portions of which are distorted outwardly and the inner portionsdistorted inwardly at a point intermediate the end extremities of saidguard and then extend'substantially straight and parallel to the open end' extremity of said `guardi tions extending substantially straight and parallel beyond said converging portions to the open end extremity of said guard.

7. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having an open end and comprising two rear end portions spaced laterally apart, each having a permanent laterally twisted portion, a lower portion of which flares outwardly and an upper portion of which directly across from and contiguous with said lower portion dares inwardly, the end extremities of said guard extending substantially parallel with each other in the same general direction as the longitudinal axis of said guard.

8. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having an open end and comprising two rear end portions spaced laterally apart and converging towards each other at portions in said guard intermediate the opposite end extremities thereof, the end extremity portions of said rear end portions extending substantially straight to the tip ends thereof.

9. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having an open end and comprising two rear end portions spaced laterally apart, each having a permanent laterally twisted portion, a lower portion of which ilares outwardly and an upper portion of` which flares inwardly, said guard having a turned-in portion running along the upper edge that extends inwardly from said upper portion at less than a right angle thereto.

l0. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having an open .end and comprising two rear end portions spaced laterally* apart, each having a permanent laterally twisted portion, a lower portion of which flares outwardly and an upper portion of which flares inwardly, said guard having ya turned-in portion running along the upper edge that extends inwardly from said upper portion at less than a right angle thereto, said turned-in Vportion extending in solid formation and continuously around said guard to the extremities thereof.

1l. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having an open end at its rear and comprising two rear end portions spaced-laterally apart and a frontv curved portiony from which said rear end portions extend.. the end extremity portions of said rear end portions extending substantially straight to the open end extremities of said guard.

l2. A protective guard for a shoe or the like having an open end at its rear and comprising two rear end portions spaced laterally apart and a front curved portion from which said rear end portions extend, an intermediate part of said rear-end portionsv being permanently twisted laterally'so that portions thereof extend laterally at angles to each other, the end extremity portions of said rear end portions beyond said twisted portions being untwisted laterally and extending substantially straight to the open end extremities of said guard.

` LOUIS F. MARINO. 

